You think?

Square Enix decides 18-hour battles might be a bit much after all.

Two (sigh) more days…

I would love nothing more than to be able to tell you that I bought Final Fantasy IV DS this morning and spent all subsequent subway rides and work breaks experiencing the glory that is Cecil and company in the third dimension. But, alas, when people say “North American release date: July 22″ they apparently mean “Canadian release date: July 24.”

The countdown to Thursday is on. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

With cheering, rousing chorus… or not

EA Games inadvertently enters the Ireland-Northern Ireland thing by apparently neglecting to realize that the two regions are, in fact, sovereign states with different national anthems. But more than that, as Wired correctly notes, the correct national anthem of Northern Ireland is God Save the Queen and the country is largely pro-Britain. One of Amhrán na bhFiann’s verses, which isn’t included in the official Irish national anthem, refers to the “Saxon foe.” The chorus, which is the official anthem, refers to the Brits as “despots.”

The latter appears in UEFA Euro 2008 instead of God Save the Queen. Oops.

The company has apologized.